Term: Admission, Discharge, Transfer (ADT) dataset (ED/UC)

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Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2008-06-17

Definition:

Contains information about the patient and the visit, for example, basic patient demographics (e.g., age, sex, postal code), status of patient at admission (i.e., triage code), when the visit was made (date and time), and what happened to the patient at the end of the visit (i.e., disposition).

NOTE: This data is more commonly referred to as the Emergency - Admissions, Discharge and Transfer (ADT) and E-Triage Data.

Related concepts 

• Factors Affecting Emergency Department (ED) Waiting Room Times
• Overview of the Emergency Department (ED) Data

Related terms 

• Concurrent Criterion Validity
• Emergency - Admissions, Discharge and Transfer (ADT) and E-Triage Data
• Emergency Department (ED)
• Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) Data
• Urgent Care (UC) Centre

References 

• Doupe M, Kozyrskyj A, Soodeen R, Derksen S, Burchill C, Huq S. An Initial Analysis of Emergency Departments and Urgent Care in Winnipeg. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2008. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)